A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 74 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (46 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/12/18 / 2018-12-18 03:10:36 / December 18, 2018 @ 3:10 am. Exact location of earthquake, -144.7273° West, 69.5843° North, depth 7.8 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.8 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:10:36 / 6:10 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: ak20521861. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20521861.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days six hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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